Sign and the like



G. C. LO'EWENTHAL.

SI GN AND THE LIKE APPLICATION FILED MAY 18. i921.

aw 014 6 C 06611? Patented Sept. 12, 1922.

Patented Sept. 12, 1922;

UNITED STATES 'TSTAVE C. LOEWENTHAL, OF NEW YORK, N.

smn AND ,THE LIKE.

Application filed May 18,

To all whom u may concern Be it known that I, GUsTAvn C. LOEWELN- THAL, a resident of New York city, county and State of New York, and a citizen of the United States of America, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signs and the like, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to improvements in signs, one of the objects being to provide an extremely attractive, useful and inexpensive sign that will be desirable and light in weight. My improved sign is especially intended for indoor use, but willbe effective in daylight and also by artificial light. To carry out my invention, I provide a translucent, or even a transparent body member having embossed thereupon any desirable advertising matter or designs. To produce the translucent body member, I subject a sheet of paper to certain treatment, to be hereinafter described, which will render the paper translucent and water proof without in any way detracting from its strength; as a matter of fact the body will be rendered more tough and durable by the treatment. After the paper is treated, the advertising matter, whether it be in the form of letters or designs, will be embossed upon the bod of papertd cause same to stand in relief. If desirabl ,the embossed matter can be coloredsimultaneously with the embossing process, or the embossed mat ter may be left uncolored and the remainder of the sheet or panel colored. In the latter event the embossed matter will be substantially white, while the remainder of the sheet may be of any desirable color and de- S1 n. bind the edges with metal, to give body strength of sign, keep it from warping or tearing, and like wise that it may be shipped anywhere at little cost and practically no breakage. My translucent sign is a practical day sign without any artificial light as well as a brilliant night sign by using electric light or any other artlficial light.

The sign may be in the form of a panel, which can be suspended, or it may form the face of a box within which an illuminating medium is placed. My improvement is adaptable to articles other than signs, for instance, lamp shades, or any other article which is to be illuminated, and may be used in whole or part and by combining certain 1921. Serial No. 470,515.

elements without the use of the vantage may be had. I

As has been stated, one of the objects of the invention is to provide a durable, light lnexpensl've sign and to accomplish this result I treat white paper or cardboard with a solut on of linseed oil, turpentine, paraffin and'a white drier in the proportion of about seventy-five per cent linseed oil, and about twenty-five per cent of paraffin, turpentine and a white drier in approximately equal proportions. A white drier which I may use is white gum copal which is a well known white drier. The solutionwill be applied to both sides of the sheet and will be absorbed by the paper. After the sheet is thus treated, it will be embossed and color whole, aa-

applied where desired, the embossing and coloring being preferably accomplished simultaneously. After the sheet has been embossed and colored, the faces of the panel will be varnished. After the paper has been thus prepared, it will have the appearance of translucent glass, will cost much less, and will not be fragile.

One of the important features of my sign is that the letters (or whatever the display may consist of) will stand out in relief, thereby forming a very attractive display.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification,

Fig. 1 illustrates one form of sign mad up in accordance with my improvement;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view, the section being taken on a line 2-2 in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 illustrates a lamp shade made up in accordance with my improvement.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have illustrated a panel sign made up in accordance with my invention, wherein a sheet of paper, which has been treated in a manner set forth, is indicated by 4, that is to say, coated on both sides with a solution of linseed oil, turpentine, paraffin and a white drier, which will render the sheet 4 translucent. After the sheet 4 has been thus treated, a desired advertising legend, indicated by A, B and C willbe embossed on thesheet by suitable dies. The matter embossed will stand in relief as indicated in Fig. 2, and; will form an exceedingly pleasing display, especially when placed in front of an illuminating medium. When arranged in the form of a panel, as herein illustrated, the

sheet 4 may be bound with metal to form a stiffening frame, the binding being indicated by 5.

Fig. 3 illustrates a lamp, shade (for instance) consisting of a body portion 6 made of paper, treated as stated above, to render it translucent, a suitable or desirable design being embossed thereupon, said design bein indicated by 7. The sheet 4 and body 6 0 the lamp shade may be colored, leaving the embossed 'parts White, or vice versa.-

After I have prepared my improved signs as hereinabove described I render them less inflammable by treatment in or with a solution of cellulose acetate, it being understood that the preferable time is the application after the signs have been prepared.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1.-The method of rendering paper translucent, consisting in applying to the paper messes a solution consisting pf about seventy five per cent linseed oil and about twenty-five per cent of turpentine, p'arafiin and a drier in approximatel equal proportions.

2. The metho of rendering paper translucent, consisting in applying to the paper a solution consisting of about seventy-five per cent linseed oil and about twenty-five per cent of turpentine,parafiin and a drier in approximately equal proportions, and finally applyin tothe treated paper a covering of varnis 3. A sign consisting of a body of translucent paper havingadvertising matter embossed thereupon and rendered less inflammable by the action of cellulose acetate.

4. A si 11 or the like, comprising a sheet of paper aving a translucent embossed por-' tion and a. different colored translucent body portion. 7

G1] STAVE C. LOEWENTHAL. 

